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Humble tribute of a proud son to his late father
02:34 PM, 20 Feb 2021 SaturdayThis is the humble tribute of a proud son to his late father - a father who hardly bowed to anyone, but the creator, a virtue that helped him rise high, but perhaps also barred him from rising higher...
US urges Myanmar junta to yield power after protester death
02:05 PM, 20 Feb 2021 SaturdayWashington has urged the leaders of Myanmar's new military regime to refrain from violence and relinquish power, after the death of a young anti-coup protester sparked new anger against the junta...
PM Hasina hands over Ekushey Padak
12:37 PM, 20 Feb 2021 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday handed over prestigious Ekushey Padak, the country’s second highest civilian award, to 21 eminent personalities in recognition of their contributions to various fields. Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque handed over the Ekushey Padak among the recipients...
PM mourns death of ATM Shamsuzzaman
12:15 PM, 20 Feb 2021 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Ekushey Padak winner renowned actor ATM Shamsuzzaman...
ATM Shamsuzzaman no more
09:51 AM, 20 Feb 2021 SaturdayRenowned actor ATM Shamsuzzaman has passed away. He breathed his last at his residence at Sutrapur in the capital around 9am on Saturday, his daughter Koyel Ahmed confirmed her father’s death to Jago News. He had been suffering from different old-age complications for long...
Kim Kardashian files for divorce from Kanye West
09:12 AM, 20 Feb 2021 SaturdayReality TV star Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from rapper Kanye West after almost seven years of marriage, her publicist told AFP Friday...
Argentina health minister resigns after reports of VIP vaccine access
08:50 AM, 20 Feb 2021 SaturdayArgentina’s health minister resigned on Friday following reports that people had been able to use connections to get access to COVID-19 vaccines to which they were not entitled...
New Zealand begins COVID-19 vaccinations programme, Australia starts Monday
08:34 AM, 20 Feb 2021 SaturdayNew Zealand started its official rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, while Australia finalised plans to begin inoculations on Monday...
Mosaddek, Al-Amin earn recalls; Taijul left out for NZ tour
05:22 PM, 19 Feb 2021 FridayBangladesh have included Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Naim and Al-Amin Hossain in the 19-man squad for the upcoming white-ball tour of New Zealand. Spinner Taijul Islam has been left out...
Mertens-Sabalenka win Australian Open women’s doubles title
05:00 PM, 19 Feb 2021 FridaySecond seeded Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka swept past Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova to clinch their maiden Australian Open doubles crown on Friday...
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: New deaths 8, cases 406
04:32 PM, 19 Feb 2021 FridayEight more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 8,337. During the period, 406 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 5,42,674, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Friday...
Dhammika Prasad retires from international cricket
03:57 PM, 19 Feb 2021 FridaySri Lanka fast bowler Dhammika Prasad officially announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday...
Shakib Al Hasan opts out of Sri Lanka Tests to play IPL
03:26 PM, 19 Feb 2021 FridayShakib Al Hasan will skip the forthcoming two-Test series versus Sri Lanka in April in order to make himself available for the entirety of the IPL 2021 season...
US officially rejoins Paris climate agreement
02:45 PM, 19 Feb 2021 FridayThe United States will officially again become a party to the Paris climate agreement on Friday after a four-month break...
Manchester City back in for Messi
01:13 PM, 19 Feb 2021 FridayThe future of Lionel Messi at Barcelona is far from clear and Manchester City are primed and have made another bid to bring the Argentine to the Premier League...
Bangladeshi students killed in Canada road crash
12:04 PM, 19 Feb 2021 FridayThree Bangladeshi students have been killed in a fatal road accident in Manitoba province of Canada...
Biden pledges $4bn for global Covid-19 vaccine program
11:50 AM, 19 Feb 2021 FridayPresident Joe Biden will pledge $4 billion in US aid to the Covax global Covid-19 vaccination program during his virtual meeting with other G7 leaders on Friday, White House officials said...
Nasa rover in 'great shape' after Mars landing
11:26 AM, 19 Feb 2021 FridayThere's a new robot on the surface of Mars. The American space agency has successfully landed its Perseverance rover in a deep crater near the planet's equator called Jezero...
Bangladesh-US ties would further enhance under new US administration
09:52 PM, 18 Feb 2021 ThursdayUS Ambassador in Dhaka Earl R Miller today expressed optimism that Bangladesh-US ties would further enhance in coming days under the new US administration...
“Song of Offering,” being made in six UN official languages
08:31 PM, 18 Feb 2021 ThursdayA song titled "Song of Offering" is being composed in Bengali with six other official languages of the United Nations on the occasion of International Mother Language in remembrance of our Great Martyrs.